Sen. Chuck Schumer demands ‘new election’ in Israel, calls Netanyahu ‘obstacle’ to peace

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the chamber floor Thursday to call for a “new election” in Israel once the Jewish state’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip “starts to wind down,” denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “radical” members of his security cabinet as an “obstacle” to peace — earning rebukes from Republicans and Israeli leaders alike.

The extraordinary comments by the Brooklyn Democrat, 73, came in response to festering resentment among progressives and far-left Democrats over the Biden administration’s refusal to call for a ceasefire in the five-month-old war, and fears that it could jeopardize the president’s re-election.

In his remarks, amounting to a rare public call for the leader of a foreign ally to be removed from office, Schumer alleged that Netanyahu and security cabinet members Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir had lost the support of Israelis and a new election was “the only way” to secure the Jewish state’s future.

“Of course, the United States cannot dictate the outcome of an election, nor should we try,” he said. “That is for the Israeli public to decide. A public that I believe understands better than anybody that Israel cannot hope to succeed as a pariah, opposed by the rest of the world.”

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[jatpack]

Imagine the audacity of a US senator to demand another nation to hold a special election.

[MIZ-BEEHAVEN-]

Who the heck is he to demand an election in another country? 😮

[JCL]

Clean your own house before asking your neighbor to clean his.

[atillathehungry]

Is he interfering with Israeli elections? It is really bad when Russia does it.

[gioba]

How Ironic, The USA needs a new election as well!

[rossretterer]

Election denier? Trying to overthrow the government? Lock him up!

[lyn-qvcv]

SHUMER step down and MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

[bobbyclark]

We as Americans demand a fair election and vote Chucky "child's play" schumer out of office.

[Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis]

Not really his call to make. Israel is an independent country, they’re responsible for their own leadership.

[paularohde]

Who does he think he can't even manage his own house.

[WarrenRCG]

I BELIEVE TERM LIMITS FOR CAREER POLITICIANS ARE NEEDED!

[Thomas-yrln]

Nice how my comment was deleted. Israel was only defending themselves.

[peekosthename]

We need a new election also. Why wait till November so you can ballot harvest?

[aaronlafleur]

Things like this make me understand why theyre eating their enemies in Haiti

[donnahilton]

Palestinians are the biggest obstacle to peace.

[martinclay]

I This guy looks like a fiend type monster card.

[joshhuffman]

Let's hold a new election in Ukraine too

[c.a.t.]

Did I miss the part where Schumer "demands" a new election?

[ronnyvonallmen]

Netanyahu is “Interrupting” the Grift….

[AMcho]

You would think as many problems as there are in New York with rampant crime, businesses and citizens fleeing to protect their wallets and their very safety, Schumer would be a little more concerned about his own state, instead of trying to tell another country who they should have as their PM. I'm from Tennessee. So does his presumptuous behavior now give me the right to tell New Yorkers to get rid of him?🙄